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In this brief, we’ll examine how conservative administrations, government inaction, and corporate interests have left low-paid salaried workers without adequate overtime protections for the past few decades. 

Policy Briefs
Udochi Onwubiko
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"By undermining the power of federal agencies, the Court has supercharged a new battlefield for anti-regulation interests to attack our labor, consumer, and civil rights regulations."
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Lydia Casmier Anway

Director of Economic Justice
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Eliana Golding

Associate Director, Budget and Tax Policy
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Candace Milner

Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Justice
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Nick Wertsch

Associate Director, Workplace Justice
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Today's ruling is a powerful affirmation: the CFPB stands as a fortress against financial predators, especially crucial for communities of color battered by decades of discriminatory banking practices.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler
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This women’s history month, we celebrate Acting Secretary Julie Su’s leadership and call on the Senate to stop this egregious delay and confirm her as nominee.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules

Introducing a framework rooted in racial equity designed to amplify new narratives around power.

Research
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Black History Month is an opportunity to look to our past for lessons on our future path to justice, economic security and stronger democracy everyone deserves.
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